The Nicotine War (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE told the story of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler’s bold attempt to regulate the tobacco industry — which had defied regulation for more than thirty years. (Aired 1995)

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The documentary details the FDA’s efforts to prove that cigarette manufacturers were manipulating nicotine in cigarettes to keep smokers hooked and examines the political headwinds the FDA faced at the time.

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CHAPTERS:

Prologue - 00:00

FDA Makes a Case to Regulate Nicotine in Tobacco Like a Drug In 1994 - 00:45

Why Is It So Hard to Quit Smoking Cigarettes? - 09:57

FDA Commissioner Takes On the Tobacco Industry and Nicotine - 18:15

What Did the Tobacco Industry Know About Nicotine’s Addictive Properties nd When? - 26:40

Lawsuits Against the Tobacco Industry Begin After 1994 - 40:14

FDA Tackles the Issue of Children Smoking - 45:20

Credits - 53:50